Explication Of My Last Duchess, By Robert Browning
Explication Of: My Last Duchess, By Robert Browning
The situation- This poem tells a story of a man that is paranoid about his wife and how much he admires her. This is a narrative poem. The poem’s expresses a mood of desperation and the character is worried. The speaker is the Duke of Ferrara and the poet is speaker through the Duke and telling us a story. The tone of the poem is anger and love. He admires her sculptures but also is angery at her because he suspects her of cheating.
The structure- The form is iambic pentameter couplets and a dramatic lyric. The poet used this style to match the Duke form of speaking. The poem forms into a free association by being in the head of the Duke. This poem has 18 sentences and they are complicated.
The situation- This poem tells a story of a man that is paranoid about his wife and how much he admires her. This is a narrative poem. The poem’s expresses a mood of desperation and the character is worried. The speaker is the Duke of Ferrara and the poet is speaker through the Duke and telling us a story. The tone of the poem is anger and love. He admires her sculptures but also is angery at her because he suspects her of cheating.
The structure- The form is iambic pentameter couplets and a dramatic lyric. The poet used this style to match the Duke form of speaking. The poem forms into a free association by being in the head of the Duke. This poem has 18 sentences and they are complicated.